CONSULTING

Always looking at the big picture: strategies, structures, processes and colleagues

With experts in the strategic and operational purchasing sector, we provide projects with sound specialist knowledge and field-tested industry expertise in a target-oriented way.

Our aim

CONSULTING

Always looking at the big picture: strategies, structures, processes and colleagues

With experts in the strategic and operational purchasing sector, we provide projects with sound specialist knowledge and field-tested industry expertise in a target-oriented way.

Our aim

Our aim is to:

Implement cost savings in purchasing and create transparency
Develop a procurement strategy for your company – with the aim of minimising both costs and risks in the long term
Equip your purchasing department with everything it needs to ensure your company remains competitive into the future
Ensure that your company’s financial resources are deployed as efficiently as possible

Challenges

Challenges for companies

Tight margins
High pricing pressure
Rising quality demands
Shortening production times
Global competition

Problems within purchasing

Purchasing is not aligned to the value-adding processes of the company
No targets are available
There is no purchasing strategy
Insufficient interface regulations
No transparency about orders. No liquidity planning is possible. Invoices present many companies with a fait accompli
Incomplete process representations
Rising cost and time pressure
Frequent purchasing from favoured suppliers

Solution

Consulting / interim management
Strategic / operational excellence

Customer requirement
“As-is” analysis
“Should-be” concept
Project planning / prioritisation
Project planning / prioritisation
Final report

We advise and support our clients with operational and strategic tasks

International procurement
Asset management
Modularisation and standardisation
Strategy development
Supply chain management
Restructuring / reorientation
Cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Purchasing controlling
Value analyses (design to cost)
Financial and liquidity management in purchasing

Do you need support with your global sourcing operations?

We would be delighted to respond to your enquiries regarding global sourcing consulting